Klastline River
The Klastline River is a tributary of the Stikine River in northwestern British Columbia, Canada. It flows generally northwest about 70 km (43 mi) to join the Stikine River, which flows southwest across the Canada–United States border into Alaska where it empties into various straits of the Inside Passage. The Klastline River flows through Mount Edziza Provincial Park which lies within the traditional territory of the Tahltan people. Klastline means "confluence" or "junction of waters" in the Tahltan language.
| Klastline River | |
|---|---|
Mouth of the Klastline River | |
| Location | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | British Columbia |
| District | Cassiar Land District |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Klastline Plateau |
| • coordinates | 57°49′45″N 130°07′35″W |
| • elevation | 1,210 m (3,970 ft) |
| Mouth | Stikine River |
• location | Tahltan Highland |
• coordinates | 58°02′24″N 130°47′10″W |
• elevation | 251 m (823 ft) |
| Length | 70 km (43 mi) |
| Basin size | 1,841 km2 (711 sq mi) |
| Discharge | |
| • average | 21.5 m3/s (760 cu ft/s) |
| Basin features | |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | Buckley Creek, Kakiddi Creek, Tsazia Creek |
| • right | Cheeny Creek, Detiaten Creek, Grass Creek, Jokerslide Creek, Konthil Creek, Morchuea Creek |
| Topo map | NTS 104G15 Buckley Lake NTS 104G16 Klastline River NTS 104J2 Classy Creek |
The Klastline River's watershed covers 1,841 km2 (711 sq mi) and its estimated mean annual discharge is 21.5 m3/s (760 cu ft/s). The mouth of the Klastline River is located about 27 km (17 mi) northeast of Telegraph Creek, about 52 km (32 mi) northwest of Iskut and about 64 km (40 mi) southwest of Dease Lake. The Klastline River's watershed's land cover is classified as 45% conifer forest, 21.2% shrubland, 11.9% barren, 8.2% mixed forest, 7.6% herbaceous, and small amounts of other cover.